Collard-pad.



No. 638,008, Patented 1m. 28, I899.

F. A. DOOLITTLE.

COLLAR PAD.

lApplicafion filed June 6, 1899.)

(No Model.)

3 Ba, I QQ M.

vgays,

Hi l passes TH: mmms PETERS on wol'oumm. WASNINGTON. n, c.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFIGE.

FREEMAN A. DOOLITTLE,"OF MolNTIRE, IOWA.

COLLAR-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 638,008, datedNovember 28, 1899. Application filed June 6, 1899. Serial No. 719,574.No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LFREEMANA; DOOLITTLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mc- Intire, in the county of Mitchell and State of Iowa,have invented a new and useful Harness-Gollar Pad, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to pads for harnesscollars, and has for itsobject to provide a ventilated device and also improved means forpreventing the collar from rubbing or otherwise injuring the neck of theanimal.

To these ends the present invention consists in the combination andarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shownin the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in theappended claim, it being understood that changes in the form,proportion, size, and the minor details of construction may be madeWithin the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the present invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a'perspective .view of the improved pad.Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is, a horizontal sectional view taken in the plane of thecollar-attaching loops or straps.

Corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings aredesignated by like characters of reference.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the pad comprises opposite sidemembers 1 and 2, respectively, which are each formed from two pieces orsections of leather 3 and 4, stitched together at their top and endedges and left open or unconnected at their lower edges. These membersare connected together at their top edges by means of an interposed Weltof leather 5, extending the entire length of the members, Which latterare secured to the welt by means of asingle row of-stitching 6. or boweddownwardly intermediate of its ends, so as to properly fit the curvatureof the neck of the animal, and the opposite side members divergedownwardly, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

To connect the pad to a collar, each side member is provided with anattaching-loop,

This leather welt is curved comprising a short strap-section 7, having abuckle 8 at its free end and a longer strapsection 9, adapted to embracethe adjacent side of the collar and be connected to the buckle 8, so asto hold the pad firmly in position and also prevent the same from beingdisplaced from beneath the collar. It will be noted that the oppositefixed ends 10 and 11 of the respective straps are fitted between thesections 3 and 4, and the single row of stitching l2,which connects theopposite end of the said sections, also serves to fasten the straps tothe respective members.

A pad constructed in accordance with the foregoing description embodiesno metallic fastenings, which corrode and thereby damage the leather,but is constructed entirely of leather, the several parts being sewed orstitched together, whereby a durable and 'exceedingly-flexible pad isprovided. By the provision of a leather welt, bowed as described, theupper end of the pad, which is usually comparatively stiff or rigid, isnow rendered flexible and is capable of giving or yielding in anydirection to the movement of the neck of the animal. In view of thisflexibility of the pad the latter maybe worn with maximum comfortby theanimal.

As best illustrated in Fig. 2, it will be noted that the sections ofeach side member are provided with registering openings 13,which areadapted to admit air to the neck of the animal so as to maintain thelatter comparatively cool, and thereby lessening the chances of gallingcaused by overheating. Furthermore, it will be seen that as the loweredges of the sections 3 and 4 are not stitched together the air also hasaccess to the space between said sections, thereby aiding in keeping theneck of the animal cool.

In view of the fact that the sections of the side members are connectedtogether only at their top and end edges said sections are capable of aslight movement upon each other, so that the collar will move the outersection 3 upon the inner section 4, which latter remains substantiallyfixed, thereby receiving the rubbing and wearing of the outer section 3,caused by the movement of the collar, and thereby prevents the neck ofthe animal from becoming rubbed or otherwise injured.

What I claim is- A pad for harness-collars, comprising opposite sidemembers, each member being formed from two sections of flexible leatherprovidedwith transversely-alined openings and stitched together at theirtop and end edges only, a flexible leather welt interposed between theupper edges of the side members and connected thereto by the row ofstitching which connects the respective sections, andcollar-attachingloops having their opposite ends inserted between themembers of the respective sections and connected thereto by the rows ofstitching which connect the end edges of the sections,- substantially asshown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aifixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

FREEMAN A. DOOLITTLE;

Witnesses:

A. V. GRAVES, J. L. BRANEN;

